The psychotherapy I offer is built upon the tenets and tools of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Radical Acceptance, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I find that these well-researched approaches work well together - I weave them in an individualized way based upon the unique needs of each client.

Common themes in my approach include: mindful + compassionate awareness of our inner state, a somatic experience of emotions, fostering safety and acceptance, re-parenting, and shifting beliefs to be in alignment with your true self.

Conscious parenting invites parents to cultivate compassion, mindfulness, and acceptance of our own experiences as parents first. When our experience is honored and we learn to advocate for our needs, we naturally unearth a more emotionally-centered and spacious capacity to meet our children.

Communication with your child, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence are cultivated within conscious parenting. We “zoom out” and look at the larger picture of the relationship between you and your child, and learn to tap into your natural parental intuition.

Research demonstrates that conscious parents and their children tend to experience less stress. Parents also report greater satisfaction with their parenting choices.

Offered in both individual and group settings.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a highly-effective and well-researched modality that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress of disturbing life experiences. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health - if the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound can linger. Once the block is removed, healing naturally resumes.

Research has demonstrated that by using EMDR, people can experience the relief from traumatic memories and events that traditionally took years with psychotherapy.

EMDR is not right for everyone. We will determine in session whether this modality may be beneficial for you.

Although we are born into a natural state of somatic awareness, this connection is often muted as we begin to experience wounding in the world. Cut off from feeling our experience in real time, we are left to cycle through unconscious pain and patterns.

Somatic awareness aims to reforge this connection with our bodies. We acknowledge and honor our dissociation as an adaptive trauma response, and begin to cultivate mindful attention to our current sensate experience– slowly at first, and then more fully with time. Self-awareness, safety, acceptance, and curiosity about our experience invite us to begin to feel again.

Freed from the burdens of trauma and attachment wounds, our body once again becomes a powerful resource for inner-knowing and connection to our deepest selves.

Vibrational Sound Therapy is a personalized, one-on-one sound healing modality in which Himalayan singing bowls are placed directly on the body to drop clients into a meditative state. Through the rhythmic pulsing of the sound through the air, and the vibrations through the body, we release the burden of our thoughts and emotions and allow our vibration to naturally rise. In this state, healing is the most natural phenomenon.

Post-session, clients report a permeating sense of relaxation and a calming of the mind. Pain and tension are eased, anxiety is soothed, and the energy of the body is allowed to flow freely once more.

Reiki is an energy healing technique that promotes a meditative state, reducing stress and anxiety through the gentle movement of energy. Reiki practitioners use their hands to deliver energy to your body, improving the flow and balance of your energy to support healing.

Reiki can foster healing after injury/surgery, stimulate the body’s immune system, relieve pain and tension, and promote our innate healing abilities. If you’re already in good health, regular Reiki treatments can enhance your ability to respond to stress and serve as a form of preventive medicine. After a session, clients often report feelings of peace, relaxation, security, and wellness.